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Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by nickxtra(m): 12:08pm On May 01, 2017
EDO STATE

Prof. Grace Alele Williams
Funmi Iyanda
Sen. Franca Afegbua
Lady Grace Egbagbe
Mercy Aigbe
Mrs. Ifueko Omogui-Okhauru
Mrs. Evelyn Igbafe
Etc, Etc
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Nobody: 12:10pm On May 01, 2017
solasoulmusic:
We don't settle for less and we truly go for love and right now the in thing it's just beards and we don't play with that
Oh,I see.
Is that you on your profile though?
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Nobody: 12:12pm On May 01, 2017
Mrbigman1:
U got me rolling.
Mehn,the statistic got wondering.
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by ikemesit4477: 12:12pm On May 01, 2017
nwabobo:
ANAMBRA

Prof. Dora Akunyili (Former DG NAFDAC)

Dr. Oby Ezekwesili (VP World Bank)

Stella Okoli (Emzor Pharmaceuticals)

Chimamanda Adichie (Award winning writer)

Chinyelu Onwurah (Labour party MP Uk)

Virgie Etiaba (1st female state governor in Nigeria)

Joy Emordi (Foremost female politician)
my mother!
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by hoodmenconcept(m): 12:13pm On May 01, 2017
Wizkhalifa2:
Jada Fire
You don watch pornnn tire grin grin grin grin cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Dmeenat(f): 12:13pm On May 01, 2017
Priyanka Chopra from Osun State.
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by toseen7: 12:13pm On May 01, 2017
Benekruku:
Allen Avenue State

Stephanie Otobo
Daniella Okeke
grin grin grin
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Nobody: 12:14pm On May 01, 2017
anambra ..... chidinma okeke
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Nobody: 12:17pm On May 01, 2017
ItsTheBachelor:
Oh,I see.
Is that you on your profile though?
Rain dey fall abeg
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by omenkaLives(m): 12:18pm On May 01, 2017
igedeboy:
omenka, omenkaLives come and represent us here
Pained little soul.

Go ahead and create a thousand more handles. The memory and thought of me on the forum would keep tormenting you even when I don't comment. cheesy

Two handles in honour of me, your god, under few hours. Mr mechanical engineer. cheesy

Gberra, your boy has created another. cheesy

Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by habibest06(m): 12:18pm On May 01, 2017
nwabobo:
KWARA STATE


Gbemisola Saraki
what a shame to we kwarans naa politician be most famous woman,may god deliver us from thay famiily
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by stevebond007(m): 12:21pm On May 01, 2017
Henryyy:
Oh really. Never knew that thanks man.
No lele. Weh done Sir
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by stevebond007(m): 12:21pm On May 01, 2017
Henryyy:
Oh really. Never knew that thanks man.
No lele. Weh done Sir
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by habibest06(m): 12:22pm On May 01, 2017
yemmight:
In the whole Kwara State? That means kosi eyan mo angry angry angry
thanks am ashame to see gbemisola their
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by shibanbo(m): 12:22pm On May 01, 2017
Mama patience.
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Cleff4u(m): 12:22pm On May 01, 2017
EDO STATE My mother
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by darlinsval(m): 12:23pm On May 01, 2017
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by opius: 12:24pm On May 01, 2017
EKITI

Chief mrs O Lucy

My mother
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Cleff4u(m): 12:26pm On May 01, 2017
EDO STATE
After my mother is Adesua Etomi. and Adam oshomole wife is the last and the list even to yet unborn
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by YelloweWest: 12:29pm On May 01, 2017
nengibo:
Don't forget the first black African miss world, Mama peace, Ibim Seminitari, Monalisa Chinda, Tonto Dike
I'll only add miss world thank you!
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by theMEGAman(m): 12:33pm On May 01, 2017
STEALER oduah.


Imo state
check stealer odua well before commenting because I know she's currently representing part of anambra at Federal house of Senate
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by phenylalanine(m):
u were nt asked all dis, just list
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by gberra: 12:35pm On May 01, 2017
omenkaLives:
Pained little soul.

Go ahead and create a thousand more handles. The memory and thought of me on the forum would keep tormenting you even when I don't comment. cheesy

Two handles in honour of me, your god, under few hours. Mr mechanical engineer. cheesy

Gberra, your boy has created another. cheesy
Hahahaha!!! grin grin grin grin.. This one don become una cross. A cross you have to carry. But when you are ready, drop it inside the bottomless pit so you can get your eternal rest but for now I can only laugh at the comic relief grin grin

The smiling one cheesy
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Amoto94(m): 12:37pm On May 01, 2017
Dr. Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu
Kogi State
First Indigenous Trained Female Neurosurgeon
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by phenylalanine(m): 12:39pm On May 01, 2017
campusflavour:
Namdi kanu Ojukwu odumegwu Uwazuru ike Alex ekwueme Onyeka owenu Alex o Nmadi kanu Kanu nnamdi Eze odenigbo 1 Kanayo o kanayo And Nnamdi kanu
who is dis one?
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by NLban: 12:43pm On May 01, 2017
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Honourable Chief (Mrs.) Margaret Mwuese Icheen (PDP), Kwande-East State Constituency.

Born on 26 June 1957, Margaret Mwuese Icheen (Speaker Benue State House of Assembly ) made history as the first female Speaker of any Nigerian legislature on 31st May, 1999.

Chairman Federal Character Commission, Benue State.

2.

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Rosemary Sugh, a 23-year old graduate of Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, was born on November 14, 1992...and according to an interview she granted last year, she has flown three planes so far, a TD9, a TD20, and a Multi Engine, B68.

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Speaking about why she became a pilot, Rosemary, who is from Kwande local government area of Benue state. said; It was my childhood determination. When I look up and see planes flying and making noise , I was like, God, I have to be a pilot. And it helped me in the sense that the kind of movies I watched, one of the movies was Starship Trooper. There was a lot of discouragement from my parents and other people. They assumed that if you are a lady and you are a pilot, you may not marry, you can’t cope with marriage. So, when I saw a lady in that Starship Trooper, I was moved. I said wow, if this girl can fly, then I can fly. And I put it into prayers, despite all the obstacles and discouragement."

https://www.nairaland.com/2509066/23-year-old-benue-state

3. Mrs.Farida Waziri
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Former EFCC Chairman.

4. HON. CHIEF, DR. (MRS.) ELIZABETH AFADZWANA IVASE (OON, FIGSR, FTLI)August 9, 2013-(2)
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Chief Mrs. Elizabeth Afadzwana IvaseChief Mrs. Elizabeth Ivase is a Tiv woman of distinction with many firsts ascribed to her, the most prominent being the first woman of Tiv extraction to be named a minister in Nigeria. She is a woman who was able to very successfully combine family and career in a way that can only be admired and emulated. Born on the 8th of August 1936, she is an epitome of the quintessential Tiv woman of honour and pedigree.Though now widowed, Chief Elizabeth Ivase enjoyed many years of marriage to Joseph Orvihi Ivase, and had four children with him husband before he passed on.


Chief Mrs. Elizabeth Ivase in a loving embrace with her husband Chief Orvihi Ivase on the occasion of her conferment with an honourary Doctorate degree by the Benue State University, Makurdi in 2004She continues to remain relevant in the scheme of things despite health challenges which she currently battles.ACHIEVEMENTSThe first woman fromBenue Stateto be appointed a Civil Commissioner: Oct. 1979 – Jan.1982 2.The first woman from the Northern States and Benue in particular to be appointed a Minister of State of theFederal Republic of Nigeria: Feb. 1982 – Sept. 1983.The first Chairman of the Women’s Commission in Benue State: 1991 – 1992The first and only female member of theBenue- Plateau StateThinking Group (Called Leaders of thought): 1973 – 1974First female member of theGbokoTown Council: 1971 – 1973The first Chairman Board of Trustees of Nigerian Association of Women Entrepreneurs.Other firsts include: (a) 1st female member of theBenue – Plateau scholarship board (b) 1st femalemember TIV L.E.A (c) The first TIV woman to be elevated as a Chief Education OfficerThe Zubeyde Hanin Merit Award was given to her by the President of TurkeyWith the above merits theFederal Government of Nigeriacapped it in 2002 by honouring her with the award ofOFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER(OON). Additionally, the LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA honoured her with the Fellow of the Leadership Institute in 2002. This was followed by the Fellow of the Institute of Governance and Social Research, 2002 by the Institute of Governance and Social Research.Through these appointments, she was able to help people achieve particularly their educational desires. It was when she was a Commissioner forSpecial Duties that she conceived and brought to fruition the establishment of the famous Taraku Soya Mill in Benue State. Conceived and executedthe Earth Dam project at Ahungwa in Yandev, Benue State which up to now supplies industrial water to Benue Cement Company PLC. During hertime as a member of Scholarship Board in Benue-Plateau many females were granted overseas scholarship to study in the U. K. and theUnited States. As the first female Chief Education Officer I/C, Gboko L.E.A. from 1979 the teachers did not go on strike as they were paid their salaries and when due.At the Wilinks Commission of Inquiry for the minorities in 1957 she made a presentation and advocated for women to be given adult suffrage (right to vote and be voted for) and their civic rights. Todaywomen in Nigeriavote and are voted for. That single voice of advocacy is today yielding fruits.As a member of Board of Governors of Women Teachers College, Kabba between 1959 to 1961, she single handedly ensured the admission of over 200 girls (especially of Tiv origin) into the institution from the then Benue Province. In 1981when the Federal Government sent over 21 indigenes of the then Benue State to theUKfor middle level manpower development. Two of these students were Tiv girls. Today these peopleare working both in Benue State and at the Federal level. She was also a member of the panel that drew up the document that made it possible for the establishment of the Benue University. As a Commissioner for Education (1980-81), she initiated and ensured the establishment of Day Secondary Schools all over the then Benue State in order to bring College education closer to communities. She was honoured with the prestigious title of the Penda Tyo U TIV (The Heart and Centre of the TIV Nation). This makes her an advisory member of the TIV Traditional Council. She is the first and current serving President of the Mdzough U Kasev TIV (TIV Wives and Women’s Association Worlwide), the Women wing of Mdzough U Tiv. 24. In 2004, theBenue State Universityhonoured her with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters. Dr. Lit. (Hon).

MEMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS/AGENCIES(a) Member, Women Consultative Committee of Nigeria – Israel Foundation of Agricultural research (NIFAR) 1993 – Date(b ) UN Sponsored delegate to the 4thWorld Conference on Women, Beijing. September 1995UNPUBLISHED WORKS(a ) Financing of Education in Gboko Local Government Education Authority Area of Benue State of Nigeria (1971 – 1973)(b ) Project submitted for the Award ofDiploma inEducationPlanning and Administration of the Institute of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. June, 1974(c ) An investigation into the development of the Administration of Primary Education in the TIV Area of Benue State of Nigeria and Evaluation of its efficacy. Problem study submitted in partial fulfillment for the B. Ed. (Admin) Part 1 Degree Course to the University College, Cardiff June 1976( d) The structure and Administration of Primary Education in the TIV Area of Benue State of Nigeria (1948 – 1976). Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the B. Ed Degree Course (B. Ed Admin). To University College Cardiff. June 1977(e ) The Constraint of the implementation of Universal Primary Education in Benue State of Nigeria (1978 – 1982) Thesis submitted to the University of Wales in Fulfillment of the Requirements for the candidature for the Degree of Master of Education June 1983PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS(a ) The participation of women in politics at all levels of Government Nigeria paper presented at the first conference of Women Ministers/Commissioners in the Federal Republicof Nigeria, held in Port Harcourt on the 10th of October. 1980(b ) The past, present and the future role of women in Nigeria’s Political process Paper presented at the symposium organized by the NUJ for the political Debate at the p
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by arowstev2000: 12:44pm On May 01, 2017
Chidima kukumba - East
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Dainikel(m): 12:45pm On May 01, 2017
solasoulmusic:
Onyeka Onwenu
Rita Dominic
Stephanie Linus
Genevieve Nnaji
Linda Ikeji
Lilian Esoro
Chioma Okpara
Chidinma Ekile

In No particular order just listing
Sola U from Imo state?
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Nobody: 12:48pm On May 01, 2017
Dainikel:
Sola U from Imo state?
Yessir
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Zebrudaya666: 12:48pm On May 01, 2017
omenkaLives:
Pained little soul.

Go ahead and create a thousand more handles. The memory and thought of me on the forum would keep tormenting you even when I don't comment. cheesy

Two handles in honour of me, your god, under few hours. Mr mechanical engineer. cheesy

Gberra, your boy has created another. cheesy
guy how far so you're now fearing every nairalander

cc
igedeboy grin
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Mrbigman1(m): 12:49pm On May 01, 2017
solasoulmusic:
Who's shouting out loud ? You mentioned me to insult me over what was not even your business

You for tell me I for clear road na your way
U took it as an insult. U want a sorry which I wnt give cos I told u the truth.
Re: Great/famous Women From Your State by Nobody: 12:50pm On May 01, 2017
Mrbigman1:
U took it as an insult. U want a sorry which I wnt give cos I told u the truth.
What does my mother said I'm Igbo mean is it polite

I grew up in Lagos big deal not less Igbo than you if we can't accept ourselves who will accept us
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